Accredited Program Data May Set Benchmark for Adult Cancer Survivor Care

July 9, 2024 9:00 am

by Roman Fabbricatore

Fertility and sexual health services appear to be offered to cancer survivors less often than other services at CoC-accredited practices.

Enforcing survivorship standards may help centers provide services to address the needs of cancer survivors, according to … Read more

LGBTQ+ Voices: Listening to Sexual and Gender Minority People Affected by Cancer

May 1, 2024 9:00 am

by Edward Winstead

This story has an accompanying Q&A with Dr. Gwendolyn Quinn, Ph.D., of the New York University Perlmutter Cancer Center, on some of the challenges faced by LGBTQ+ people with cancer and ways to address them.

After surgery … Read more

Women’s Cancers: Clinicians Research, Advise on Sexual Dysfunction

March 29, 2024 9:00 am

By Heidi Splete

Many women with cancer want advice for managing sexual function issues, and clinicians are tuning in, new studies suggest.

Decreased sexual function is a side effect of many types of cancer, notably uterine, cervical, ovarian, and breast … Read more

Life Experience of Survivors of Gynecologic Cancers: A Survey Conducted in Italy

January 11, 2024 9:00 am

Clearity offers emotional support to people diagnosed with ovarian cancer and their caregivers through our Steps Through OC program. If you would like personalized, one-to-one assistance with navigating the impact of an ovarian cancer diagnosis, our team of OC Counselors Read more

Cancer Patients Deserve Good Sex: “It’s Totally Life-Affirming”

December 29, 2018 7:00 pm
By Mary Elizabeth Williams An oncologist who advocates for sexual healing says “we neglect the importance of thinking about how people live.” When you’re diagnosed with cancer, your first thought likely isn’t, “How will this affect my sex life?” I… Read more